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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.
John Lewis

Without the Sisters of St. Joseph, I might not be standing here.
John Lewis

If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just a down payment.'
John Lewis

I'm very hopeful. I am very optimistic about the future. John Lewis There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a nation and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic society that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the world.
John Lewis

Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile... Hate is too big a burden to bear. John Lewis I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division. John Lewis

Early on, I wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was 17. I felt called, moved. John Lewis We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want. John Lewis There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair.
John Lewis

What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and its grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
John Lewis

I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It's time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we're all in the same boat.
John Lewis

Obama is not an African American president, but a president of all Americans. It doesn't matter if you are black, white, Hispanic, he's the president of all races.
John Lewis

Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote. John Lewis We must bring the issue of mental illness out into the sunlight, out of the shadow, out of the closet, deal with it, treat people, have centers where people can get the necessary help.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I'm on today. John Lewis I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child. John Lewis Many young people, many children, are being abused, being put down, being bullied because of their sexual orientation.
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back. John Lewis Before we went on any protest, whether it was sit-ins or the freedom rides or any march, we prepared ourselves, and we were disciplined. We were committed to the way of peace - the way of non-violence - the way of love - the way of life as the way of living.
John Lewis

The vote controls everything that you do.
John Lewis

The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.
John Lewis

We come to Selma to be renewed. We come to be inspired. We come to be reminded that we must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
John Lewis

There are still forces in America that want to divide us along racial lines, religious lines, sex, class. But we've come too far; we've made too much progress to stop or to pull back. We must go forward. And I believe we will get there.
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